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Resilience cannot be based on instinctual decision-making

Resilience cannot be based on instinctual decision-making. Instead it should rely on forward looking risk assessments to avoid squandering private and public money in useless Capex. Do we need resilience enhancements? The Canadian government pledged a budget of 40M$ over five years to integrate climate resilience into building design, guides and codes. It’s certainly a wise move as codes customarily rely on statistics, business like usual, and experience. None of those approaches is robust enough to cope with climate changes…